College football bowl games, expanded playoff dates and times

By ESPN | Created at 2024-12-21 21:10:06 | Updated at 2024-12-29 01:15:18 1 week ago
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Dec 21, 2024, 03:40 PM ET

The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans -- bowl season -- is upon us.

And this year, there's more to get excited about than ever with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.

In addition to the CFP, there will be 36 bowl games in all.

Here's a look at this season's games (all times ET).

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College Football Playoff schedule

Friday, Dec. 20

College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate

No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17

Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)

Saturday Dec. 21

College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate

No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10

Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)

No. 12 Clemson @ No. 5 Texas

Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
4 p.m., TNT

No. 9 Tennessee @ No. 8 Ohio State

Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
8 p.m., ESPN


Tuesday, Dec. 31

CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN


Wednesday, Jan. 1

CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

TBD vs. No. 4 Arizona State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential

TBD vs. No. 1 Oregon
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN


Thursday, Jan. 9

CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN


Friday, Jan. 10

CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN


Monday, Jan. 20

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Complete bowl game schedule

Saturday, Dec. 14

Cricket Celebration Bowl

Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23


Tuesday, Dec. 17

Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl

Memphis 42, West Virginia 37


Wednesday, Dec. 18

Boca Raton Bowl

James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17

Art of Sport LA Bowl

UNLV 24, Cal 13


Thursday Dec. 19

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26


Friday, Dec. 20

StaffDNA Cure Bowl

Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Florida 33, Tulane 8


Monday, Dec. 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2:30 p.m., ESPN


Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawai'i Bowl

South Florida vs. San José State
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 p.m., ESPN


Thursday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN

Rate Bowl

Rutgers vs. Kansas State
Chase Field (Phoenix)
5:30 p.m., ESPN

68 Ventures Bowl

Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN


Friday, Dec. 27

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Oklahoma vs. Navy
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
Noon, ESPN

Birmingham Bowl

Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
3:30 p.m., ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
7 p.m., ESPN

DirecTV Holiday Bowl

Syracuse vs. Washington State
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
8 p.m., Fox

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Texas A&M vs. USC
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
10:30 p.m., ESPN


Saturday, Dec. 28

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

UConn vs. North Carolina
Fenway Park (Boston)
11 a.m., ESPN

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Boston College vs. Nebraska
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Noon, ABC

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

Louisiana vs. TCU
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
2:15 p.m., ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Iowa State vs. Miami
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ABC

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 p.m., CW Network

Go Bowling Military Bowl

East Carolina vs. NC State
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
5:45 p.m., ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl

BYU vs. Colorado
Alamodome (San Antonio)
7:30 p.m., ABC

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Louisiana Tech vs. Army
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
9:15 p.m., ESPN


Monday, Dec. 30

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Iowa vs. Missouri
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2:30 p.m., ESPN


Tuesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

Alabama vs. Michigan
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Louisville vs. Washington
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 p.m., CBS

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

South Carolina vs. Illinois
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC

Kinder's Texas Bowl

Baylor vs. LSU
NRG Stadium (Houston)
3:30 p.m., ESPN


Thursday, Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Duke vs. Ole Miss
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN


Friday, Jan. 3

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

North Texas vs. Texas State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN

Duke's Mayo Bowl

Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN


Saturday, Jan. 4

Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts

Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2

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